Mixbook

(page created by Ali W)
Click HERE to go to the Mixbook Home page


Reasons for Use

Mixbook Example:


Mixbook - Create Beautiful Photo Books and Scrapbooks! | View Sample Photo Books | Create your own Photo Book


Mixbook - Create Beautiful Photo Books and Scrapbooks! | View Sample Photo Books | Create your own Photo Book


Mixbook - Create Beautiful Photo Books and Scrapbooks! | View Sample Photo Books | Create your own Photo Book



Photo Sites that might be good to use with Mixbook:

http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/
http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/cfimages.html
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
http://www.openphoto.net/

Ease of Use


Using Mixbook in the Classroom:



How To Create a Mixbook:

Home Page

Step 1: Go to Mixbook.com - if you scroll all the way down you can click on a link for Digital Storytelling:This is a screenshot of what the Digital Storytelling Home Page looks like:

mixbook1.jpg

Step 2: Create Your First Mixbook - sign in

Click on Start My Book! Next, you will fill out this screen (helpful hint: your wikispaces username +@wikispaces.com WILL serve as an email placeholder for MixBook. Use the same password for Mixbook as you use for Wikispaces, too):
mixbooksignup1.jpg


Step 3. Choose MixBook Size

Once you have an accout created you will need to choose a size for your Mixbook. The "Portrait Photo Books" might be the best for use in schools - in might give you the most 'space'. This is what the page looks like. Click on the 'Select' button and you are ready to MixBook:

mixbookchoosesize.jpg

Step 4: Choosing Mixbook Theme

Now you need to choose a theme. The 'classic' or 'blank canvas' might be a good choice:
mixbooktheme.jpg
You can also find 'education' related themes if you scroll down:

mixbookeducationtheme.jpg


Step 4: Here is what your "canvas" looks like in Mixbook. Notice the 'tools' on the left. Click on each on to add Photos, Layouts, Backgrounds and Stickers to your Mixbook:
mixbookblankcanvas.jpg
Step 3: Click on your MIxbook that you would like to Edit, or you can just click on create a new Mixbook.


Step 4: After you have come to your Mixbook you can click on the word "Edit".Crating_a_MIxbook_3.jpg

THEME

To change the theme of your Mixbook you click on the word "CHange Theme".



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